New straight cut gear dog box. A few laps at Eagles Canyon Raceway. My first laps on the newly repaved new configuration. They did an excellent job!

 

That is so bad ***. Where did you get the work done?

 

Drivesport

FORD/MINI GETRAG MT285 5 SPEED DOG GEAR KIT

They designed a custom 6 speed dog gear kit to get the gearing / top speed I wanted.

 

What is a dog engagement gear kit? I enjoyed the video.

edit.... looked it up. Very interesting. Are you clutching with your shifts or ( how it’s explained in the video) momentarily decreasing the torque and shifting?

I read a dog box transmission also reduces weight. Curious if you know what weight reduction you gained from the kit.

 

I always use the clutch. I was excited about clutch-less up-shifts till I read what happens when you do a clutch-less money-shift. It was said you could wreck both the motor and the gearbox! Yikes! For sure the shift time is less - it literally clicks from gear to gear.

My mechanic commented the straight-cut gear cluster gearbox was noticeably heavier.

 

Interesting. I read it reduces weight and the stress helical gears put on the output shaft.
I’m interested in getting into track days. I’ve already stripped out my interior and added a cobra seat. I’ve been researching the SCCA regulations on roll cages. Chuckwalla is the closest track to me.